# CVE-2024-2002: Libdwarf: crashes randomly on fuzzed object

Status: published. Published: 2024-03-18. Updated: 2026-11-05.

A double-free vulnerability was found in libdwarf. In a multiply-corrupted DWARF object, libdwarf may try to dealloc(free) an allocation twice, potentially causing unpredictable and various results.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (libdwarf): 0.1.0 (affected); 0.9.2 (unaffected). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libdwarf): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (libdwarf): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 1.09% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 65.44%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-415

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2002 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267700 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/blob/main/bugxml/data.txt (CNA: redhat)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2002 (ADP: CVE; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267700 (ADP: CVE; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/blob/main/bugxml/data.txt (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGPVLSPIXR32J6FOAFTTIMYTUUXJICGW/ (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2002; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-2002; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 3b7b6e365edd587699c0125d2fdd570a9b15a8c08bb712f28e0de306cc6be460

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